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Residents in parts of Arizona were ordered to evacuate Sunday as firefighters battled several wildfires across the state amid extreme temperatures that have persisted for weeks.. About 160 ...
Terrain and wind have driven a fire in Tonto National Forest to nearly 115,000 acres, and as of Thursday morning it was just 5% contained. “It’s kind of like a chimney, the way the wind goes ...
Fire officials said they were investigating exactly what sparked the blaze about 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of Carefree, just outside northern Scottsdale on the edge of the Tonto National Forest.
The north side of the fire was chosen for containment efforts. [5] On June 6, the fire was 62% contained, and the fire was approximated to be one mile east of Fort McDowell. [5] [6] On June 7, Tonto National Forest remained closed as the fire burned, and containment on the fire reached 86%. [7]
Multiple emergency alerts were sent out (approx: 7+) (more accurate confirmed: 5+) during the first few weeks of the active fire. [15] Lockett Coconino: 2,782: June 29: Lightning-caused [16] Buckhorn Graham: 1,006: July 10: August 10 [17] Watch: Gila, Graham: 2,162: July 10: July 17: Destroyed 21 buildings and 13 other structures, caused by ...
The Polles Fire is a wildfire that burned in the Mazatzal Wilderness Area, 11 miles west of Payson, Arizona, in Tonto National Forest in the United States. The fire, which has burned 628 acres (254 ha), was started by a lightning strike during thunderstorms. The fire is burning in the along the Arizona Trail. As of July 15, it is 92 percent ...
The Central Fire along with the Bush Fire is consuming swaths of Tonto National Forest. The Central Fire is worlds smaller than the 186,086-acre Bush Fire, which had grown over the weekend but was ...
The Bush Fire was a human-caused [1] wildfire that started in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. It burned 193,455 acres (78,288 ha). It burned 193,455 acres (78,288 ha). The fire started on June 13, 2020 near the intersection of Bush Highway and SR 87 and was fully contained on July 6, 2020 [ 2 ]